FRANKLIN - Allie Cabe Lee, 78, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022.
Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late James Erastus and Margrette Chastain Cabe. Allie retired from the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, where she worked as dispatcher/jailor, civil process officer and juvenile department investigator. She was the first female road deputy in Macon County. Allie graduated Southwestern Community College with a degree in Basic Law Enforcement training and was a member of the Longview Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 59 years, Darrell Lee; son, Tim Lee (Lynette) of Sumter, South Carolina, and daughter, Tonya Ashe (Tim) of Franklin; sisters, Barbara Dills and Eloise Gribble, both of Otto; grandchildren, Justin Lee, Chelsea Jackson (Jimmy), Keshia Parris (Keith) and Clell Ashe (Savannah); great-grandchildren, Lyla Jackson, Jolene Jackson, Colt Jackson, London Ashe, Cade Bowling, and one additional great-grandchild on the way; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins; and close friends.
A funeral service will be on Wednesday, March 9, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Andy Cloer will officiate. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m., one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Clell Ashe, Justin Lee, Keith Parris, Todd Sanders, Ed Patterson and Jimmy Jackson. Honorary pallbearers will be Bud Talley, Jamie Henson, Dot Gibson, George Moses, Homer Holbrooks and Ruth Ledford.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.
Online condolences can be left at maconfuneralhome.com. Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.